Raphiolepis
noun
Raph·i·ol·e·pis
ˌrafēˈäləpə̇s
: a small genus of ornamental Asiatic shrubs (family Rosaceae) grown for their evergreen, glossy, alternate leaves and rather showy white or pink flowers in racemes or panicles see indian hawthorn , japanese hawthorn
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, irregular from Greek rhaphis needle + New Latin -o- + -lepis